The National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has explained why opposition leaders are expressing anger over the recently passed and signed Electoral Act amendment.

Speaking on Politics Today, Morka said the opposition’s frustration stems from the amendment’s removal of a “game plan” that they allegedly intended to use to challenge the 2027 general elections through real-time transmission of results.

“So, let me tell you very quickly why Peter Obi, Buba Galadima, and their colleagues are livid about this amendment. They were hoping to convince the National Assembly and Nigerians that unless election results are transmitted in real time, the 2027 elections could be invalidated. That was the plan,” he said.

Morka added that key opposition figures were fully aware of the uneven internet connectivity across Nigeria, which would have made such a strategy untenable.

“Buba Galadima knows, Atiku Abubakar knows, Peter Obi knows, and David Mark knows that connectivity is not universal in all territories and voting districts of Nigeria,” he noted.

His remarks followed the signing of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2026 into law on Thursday by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

However, leaders of the African Democratic Congress and the New Nigeria Peoples Party have rejected the law, describing it as anti-democratic and biased in favor of the ruling party ahead of the 2027 elections.